OBITUARY NAME: FLOYD "BLUE" ELDRIDGE, JR, AGE 82 , A LIFE LONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN JULY 14, 1926 TO FLOYD ELDRIDGE SR. AND MARY HOWARD ELDRIDGE AT W. ALLISON COMMUNITY PASSED AWAY: ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009 AT ATOKA AGE : 82 YEARS 6 MONTHS 28 DAYS EDUCATION: BLUE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT WEST ALLISON OCCUPATION: HE WORKED AS A FARMER AND RANCHER. BLUE ALSO WORKED FOR ATOKA COUNTY AS A GRADER OPERATOR AND DUMP TRUCK DRIVER. HE WAS ALSO A TRADER AND JOCKY MARRIED: BLUE MARRIED MILDRED G. MOBBS IN 1958 AT ATOKA. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH BEING AFFILIATED WITH BLACKJACK BAPTIST CHURCH. BLUE ENJOYED HUNTING AND FISHING AND LOVED FARMING WATERMELON AND PEANUTS; AND TRADING. SURVIVED BY WIFE: MILDRED ELDRIDGE OF THE HOME CHILDREN: M.F. FANNIN AND WIFE VICKIE OF CLEBURN, TX MACK CAGER FANNIN OF ROCKWALL, TX DEBORAH ANN SALVADORE OF ROCKWALL, TX RANDY EUGENE FANNIN AND WIFE CYNTHIA OF NORMAN, OK TOMMY FANNIN AND WIFE LAJEANA OF ATOKA, OK RUSSELL ELDRIDGE AND WIFE RONDA OF ATOKA, OK SHERRY ANN WEAVER AND HUSBAND DENNIS OF DURANT, OK GARY WAYNE ELDRIDGE AND WIFE SCARLETT OF ATOKA, OK KEVIN RAY ELDRIDGE AND WIFE SHEILA OF ATOKA, OK RHONDA SUE ALLEN AND HUSBAND JIMMIE OF ATOKA, OK RODNEY PAUL ELDRIDGE AND WIFE CARLA OF STRINGTOWN, OK 24 GRANDCHILDREN AND 19 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN 3 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN BROTHERS: LLOYD ELDRIDGE AND WIFE EDNA OF ATOKA, OK ERNEST ELDRIDGE AND WIFE EDNA OF ATOKA, OK WILLIE ELDRIDGE AND WIFE SUE OF ATOKA, OK ALFRED ELDRIDGE AND WIFE JUNE OF ATOKA, OK EARL "BUDDY" ELDRIDGE AND WIFE MARGIE OF ATOKA, OK ROGER ELDRIDGE AND WIFE PEGGY OF ATOKA, OK SISTERS: HAZEL SETZER OF ATOKA, OK ANNA MAE DILLARD OF ATOKA, OK ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS AND OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: FLOYD SR. AND MARY ELDRIDGE DAUGHTER: SHARON ETTA ELDRIDGE 2 SISTERS: MAMIE WREN AND HELEN WILLIAMS BROTHER: ALBERT ELDRIDGE ******************************************************************************************************************** DATE OF SERVICES: ` SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2009 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL PLACE OF INTERMENT: HIGH HILL CEMETERY OFFICIATING:: BRO ARVEL HALL CASKETBEARERS: RAY MOBBS, FRED MOBBS, LYNN WILLIAMS, RON DILLARD, ROY DILLARD, STEVE ELDRIDGE, RAYMOND HARRIS, MARVIN WILLIAMS HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: JUNIOR BRUCE, JODY SHERRILL, PAUL HOWARD CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. FAMILY NIGHT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 6 ~ 8 SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK